摘要 |
A centerless grinder comprising a machine frame including bearings for supporting a shaft and a portion having a bore defined therein, a regulating wheelhead driving including a main drive shaft including a first shaft portion adapted to be supported by the bearings, a second threaded shaft portion axially adjacent the first shaft portion, and a third shaft portion extending through the bore, the third portion axially adjacent the second threaded portion and tapered inwardly toward the second shaft portion, a clamping ring having a threaded inner diameter for threadedly engaging with the second threaded shaft portion, and a plurality of holes defined in the outer diameter thereof for engagement by a suitable tool for rotating the clamping ring, a drive coupling having a tapered bore defining a surface for mating engagement with the tapered third shaft portion, and a threaded outer diameter, and drive lugs on the end remote from the first shaft portion, and a locking ring having a threaded inner diameter for threadedly engaging the threaded outer diameter of the drive coupling, and a plurality of holes defined in the outer diameter thereof for engagement by a suitable tool for rotating the locking ring, the locking ring being threadedly rotatable from a first position forcefully engaging and locking the clamping ring to a second position forcefully engaging the portion of the machine frame having the bore defined therein to break the frictional bond between the drive coupling and the tapered shaft portion.
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